Senegal

Ease of Doing Business in

Senegal

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Senegal. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 183 economies) and the rankings by each topic. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

Economy Overview

Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Income Category Lower middle income
Population 12,860,717
GNI Per Capita (US$) 1,050.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
154 157 down 3
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 93 103 up 10
Dealing with Construction Permits 125 123 up -2
Getting Electricity 168 166 up -2
Registering Property 171 167 up -4
Getting Credit 126 152 up 26
Protecting Investors 166 166 No change
Paying Taxes 174 172 up -2
Trading Across Borders 65 71 up 6
Enforcing Contracts 145 148 up 3
Resolving Insolvency 86 85 up -1

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The challenges of launching a business are shown below. Included are: the number of steps entrepreneurs can expect to go through to launch, the time it takes on average, and the cost and minimum capital required as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.

DB 2012 Rank 93 DB 2011 Rank 103 Change in Rank up10
Indicator Senegal Sub-Saharan Africa OECD

The total number of procedures required to register a firm. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company founders with external parties (for example, government agencies, lawyers, auditors or notaries).

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Procedures (number)
3 8 5

The total number of days required to register a firm. The measure captures the median duration that incorporation lawyers indicate is necessary to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up with government agencies and no extra payments.

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Time (days)
5 37 12

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. It includes all official fees and fees for legal or professional services if such services are required by law.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
68.0 81.2 4.7

The amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita.

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Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
203.0 129.8 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Deposit the founding capital with a bank 1 day included in the following procedure
2 Notarize company bylaws and bank deposit of subscribed capital 2 days XOF 250,000 -305,000
3 Register your business at the one-stop shop 2 days 25 000 XOF + 2 000 XOF+ 30 090 XOF+ 90*3 XOF

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